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Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) & Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar signed an MoU with the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Ministry of Culture, Government of India on 29th November 2021. Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS signed the MoU on behalf of KIIT and KISS, while Shri Adwaita Gadanayak, Director-General, NGMA signed on behalf of NGMA in the presence of Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Hon’ble MP, Rajya Sabha & Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, and Youth & Sports; Shri Dinesh K. Patnaik, IFS, Director-General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Dr. Suraj Kumar, Advisor, KISS. The agreement is the first of its kind in the history of KIIT & KISS, said Dr. Achyuta Samanta . “The world moves ahead because of imagination. The imagination of today becomes a discovery of tomorrow. Art is an imagination translated into reality by the fuel of inspiration. And as Universities...

A high-level delegation led by Mr. Barry O’Farrell AO, Australia High Commissioner to India visited KIIT & KISS on 26th November 2021. They visited all campuses of KIIT and all units of KISS. On this occasion, Mr. Barry said, the Australian Government is deepening government-Government relations at the federal and state levels with like-minded countries. Australia is interested to collaborate on Higher Education, Skills and Development, and Employability with like-minded countries. Many Australian higher education institutes are keen to collaborate with Indian Institutions. Australian High Commission office in New Delhi will provide all kinds of supports KIIT & KISS for collaboration with Australian higher education and technical institutions for education, research, skill development, student-faculty exchange program, and tribal research said, Mr. Barry.  Among others, Mathew Johnston, Minister-Counsellor (Education and Research); Daniel Sim, Deputy Counsel-General for A...

MoTA- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GoI or the Government of India and the National Tribal Research Institute, New Delhi, along with the Government of Odisha, SCSTRTI and KISS-DU , conducted a 2-day workshop on the National Talent Pool Conclave in joint collaboration on the 23rd and 24th of September 2021. The workshop was organised with the objective of developing the scholastic and cognitive abilities of the tribal scholars by offering them a good learning environment along with recognition, support and contribution. The program was also conducted with the motive of enabling the tribal scholars to hone their entrepreneurship and research skills. This online event saw academicians, scholars and research supervisors from different parts of the country. The Hon’ble Minister of State, tribal Affairs, Government of Indian, Shri Bishweswar Tudu, spoke at the conclave and threw good light on the talent that the Tribals possess in the field of folklore, dance, songs, sports and handicrafts...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has emerged as a devastative disease, especially in Post-COVID days. The COVID patients should be cautious for COPD in Post-COVID day said, Dr. Amrut Kumar Mohapatra, Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, KIMS in a press conference here in Bhubaneswar on 16th November.                  COPD makes it difficult for a person to breathe. Initially, symptoms can be mild but as the diseases progress, these symptoms can become severe and frequent or continuous. The primary symptoms of COPD are producing an excess amount of mucus (phlegm), Chest tightening, Coughing, Wheezing, Shortness of breath (dyspnea) after exercising or even after climbing a few stairs, frequent respiratory infections such as cold and flu. In later stages of COPD, a person may experience fatigue, weight loss, blue or grey fingernails (a sign of a low oxygen level in blood), inability to talk, feeling confused, etc. ...

Sanjay Kapoor, the President of AICF or All India Chess Federation, along with Bharat Singh, the Secretary of the Federation, announced plans of setting up an all-inclusive, first-its-kind residential National Chess Academy at KIIT and even at KISS. This unanimous decision in this context was made at the Central and General Council Meetings of the AICF conducted at Jaipur in Rajasthan on September 24, 2021. Initially, the admission intake potential of the Academy has been fixed at 100 students who will get on to Masters and Grand Masters once they complete proper training and education.           Dr. Achyuta Samanta , along with the other members at KIIT & KISS, has long been working towards promoting Chess and its players financially right from the grass-root level for the full-fledged growth of the game and even its players. Astonishingly, a Chess player from the state of Odisha has actually gained popularity on a universal scale but by spending 26 lakhs ...

KSOL or KIIT School of Languages conducted an Online Panel Discussion to welcome a total of 129 students formally from several Departments and Schools of the KIIT-DU or Deemed to be University to its 8 varied Language Proficiency Certified courses of the 3rd Session from July to September 2021.     Dr. Jnyana Ranjan Mohanty, the Registrar at KIIT-DU, Dr. Saranjit Singh, Director-IEC & Placements and Dr. Biswajit Das, Dean, KSOL, graced the event. They motivated the students who have newly joined with their insights and remarks on different industry perspectives of learning a foreign language. There are two brand new courses launched by KSOL, namely, IELTS Preparatory or Odia Language Proficiency and Advanced English, for the present session, along with six other courses. There are a total of 129 enrolments registered for the Third Session from 15 varied Schools of the KIIT-DU, staff, faculty members and even relatives. The biggest contributors to this Third Session admiss...

Glad to share that eleven KISSians have achieved phenomenal success in NEET this year and thereby selected for admission into MBBS programme at various medical colleges. Out of the eleven successful candidates, five have been able to qualify for enrolment  at Government Medical Colleges. Our Founder is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the remaining six may seek admission in private medical colleges including KIMS .         KISSians Peter Munda, Dharanidhar Barihan, Laxmikant Bhue, Dilip Tete,Saroj Kumar Dehury, Brundaban Majhi, Sahadev Majhi, Samir Kumar Naik, Christina Pradhan and Sebati Tudu have accomplished this tremendous feat. The indigenous community members are thrilled with such enchanting achievement, particularly since this highlights the enormous opportunities that tribal students are getting to pursue medical education. During the pandemic COVID-19, teachers of KISS took every step to ensure that the students could crack the prestigiou...

The galaxy of geniuses at the Kalinga Institute of Medical Science has added one more star in it. Renowned physician Dr. CBK Mohanty has joined the institution today. Dr. Mohanty, an eminent physician and former Director, Medical Education and Training has on Saturday joined the KIMS as the Pro Vice Chancellor.  As a renowned doctor Dr. Mohanty has a good reputation in Odisha. Prior to this, he has served as the Director of Medical Education & Training (DMET), Superintendent of SCB Medical College and Hospital, and Head of the Department, Medicine SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. Good news for patients that he will also advice patients in KIMS OPD on particular dates. Dr. Achyuta Samanta , Founder, KIIT, KISS & KIMS expressed his happiness, members of KIIT, KISS & KIMS Family and staff welcomed Dr. Mohanty after he officially joined on 1st November 2021.

  Kalinga Institue of Social Sciences (KISS) signed a Statement of Intent with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 2nd November 2021 to work for tribal development and sustainable development in Odisha. As per the provisions, the two organizations will undertake targeted analytical tribal research activities based on SDG and Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), skilling through career guidance and counseling, management of natural resources especially water and biodiversity to ensure the overall development of the tribal areas.  The Statement of Intent was signed between Dr. Achyuta Samanta , Founder, KIIT & KISS and Ms. Shoko Noda, UNDP Resident Representative, India in the presence of the Country Head, UNDP; Prof. Deepak Kumar Behera, Vice-Chancellor, KISS Deemed to be University; Dr. Prashanta Kumar Routray, Registrar and senior officials of UNDP and KISS. “Both UNDP and KISS are working towards the eradication of hunger and poverty. We are happy to work wi...

KIIT Deemed to be University has been selected as the Nodal Center for World University Games (WUG) 2022. KIIT has been selected for its international standard infrastructure. Chandigarh University is the second nodal center for WUG. The decision was taken at the 31st AGM Sports Board of Association of Indian Universities (AIU) held at GNDU Amritsar on 30th October 2021. The selection of Indian University teams and conduct of Indian camps for WUG will be done through these nodal centers. During the Board meeting, members highlighted the excellent work done by KIIT Deemed to be University and its Founder, Dr. Achyuta Samanta towards development of sports and sports persons. Thanking KIIT, the members praised Dr. Samanta and KIIT for conducting the first Khelo India University Games 2020 successfully. It was also decided to start National/Zonal University games 2021-22 taking into consideration schedule of second edition of Khelo India University Games and forthcoming games in the year...